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Background
- Catholic Relief Services (CRS) works in a wide variety of areas within the humanitarian and development fields, regardless of race, creed, religion, or gender, to advance our mission to assist the poor and vulnerable. Our team reflects this diversity. The CRS Egypt country program began in 1956 at the invitation of the Egyptian president Nasser by providing relief assistance to the victims of the Suez.
- War. Over the following few decades, CRS Egypt moved from large-scale food relief to long-term poverty alleviation and development programs.
- Currently, CRS Egypt has three main programs: livelihoods, interfaith peacebuilding, and education assistance for refugees. Projects under these programs range from the provision of technical assistance and capacity building to partners, the promotion of peace and tolerance, the provision of educational grants for refugees, and the protection and safeguarding of children.
Job Summary:
- As a member of the Education Program project team, you will monitor and report on all project activities in support of CRS’s work serving refugees and asylum seekers in Egypt. Your analytical skills, problem- solving abilities, and service-oriented approach will ensure the project consistently applies best practices and constantly works toward improving the impact of its activities for those we serve.
- Specifically, the Education Project Officer will lead activities for specific interventions, including improving the quality of education; capacity building programs for teachers, school managers and administrators; school assessments; school physical environment improvement; as well student-related activities as language and life skills classes.
Job Responsibilities:
- Support the coordination and implementation of all project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan and in line with CRS’s program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and best practices.
- Monitor and report any challenges and/or gaps to inform adjustments to activity plans and implementation schedules.
- Lead project teams, partners (if applicable), other stakeholders such as Ministry of Education (MoE), and donors in efforts to improve processes.
- Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities with project team members, partners (if applicable), and MoE. Collect and analyze project data based on specified mechanisms and tools. Collaborate with project team and local partner(s) (if applicable) to prepare reports as per reporting schedule.
- Collect information on staff capacity and technical assistance needs of partners (if applicable) and MoE, and monitor capacity building and technical support activities to ensure effective impact.
- Complete project documentation for assigned activities. Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on promising practices.
- Effectively manage talent and supervise team. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being.
- Provide coaching, strategically tailored individual development plans, contribute to the recruitment process of project staff, and complete performance management for direct reports.
- Support compliance with agency and donor MEAL requirements
- Provide input to MEAL system design and review discussions
- Contribute to simple analyses and reflective discussions on ongoing monitoring data
- Contribute initial findings and implementation-based insights to project discussions
Job Requirements
Required Background & Experience:
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in education, international development, or a related field
- Minimum of four years of work experience in project management; experience in the field of education and at an NGO is a plus (additional education may substitute for some experience)
- Experience in participatory action planning, community/stakeholder engagement, and project implementation
- Experience in budget management, reporting/ communications, procurement, and MEAL monitoring
- Staff supervision experience
- Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Personal Skills
- Observation, active listening, and analytical skills with the ability to make sound judgments
- Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and community members
- Attention to detail, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities
- Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented
Required/Desired Foreign Language:
- Excellent command of English and Arabic
Travel Required:
- Job requires approximately 20% travel to field (defined as outside of Cairo metropolitan area, including Upper and Lower Egypt) to implement and assist partners and follow up on projects. More frequent travel required to sites within Cairo metropolitan area.
